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Why yes, I was rater wanting to see a no-hitter. I'd just rather see it from INSIDE the ballpark than via slingbox on my phone from the jersey turnpike which is seeming more and more likely. Grrr... 20mph would be an improvement.

Dustin Pedroia has multiple hits in 12 of his last 21 games. He is 34 for 88 (.386) during that stretch. Pedroia has a team-high five-game hitting streak, during which he is 9 for 18 (.500) with a double, a home run and a walk.

J.D. Drew has not hit a home run since June 20, in Atlanta.

Eric Gagne has surrendered six runs in 3.1 innings since joining the Red Sox.

You know, I just don't set much store by individual pitcher-batter lifetime stats. Even 50, 100 at-bats between them, it seems like it would be more an indication of who had been lucky than who owned whom.

You know, I just don't set much store by individual pitcher-batter lifetime stats. Even 50, 100 at-bats between them, it seems like it would be more an indication of who had been lucky than who owned whom.

not sure how it works...it seems like theres a couple of "national games" depending which market yr in. all i know is that i missed maybe 4 or 5 sox games last year do to this and i believe 2 so far...and had to suffer thru gameday.

today for instance, if i lived in st. louis id be seeing the la/cards game...

Beckett, you make the trade every time. Hanley will be a good SS, but Beckett has the potential to win 18-20 games per year for the next 14 years. As for injuries? He has had 1 since he became a sox and missed 3 starts. That is much better than the Marlins every got out of him.

Mike... the Yankees are not the "Evil Empire", just a monopoly on a sport. When teams have all the cash to get what players they wat while other teams can't, the sport becomes less competitive. In essence, NY has always had the capital, hence the amount of championships and Pennants.

Baseball needs a cap, that insures competition nd spreads the fan nostalgia of a possibility that any team could go to the World Series. As a result, baseball would generate more money....

Monopolies kill competition making baseball less of a game between players and more of a business.

My only problem with the salary structure right now, is that if you are going to enforce a Luxury Tax that spreads money to the smaller market teams, THEY NEED TO SPEND THAT MONEY TO MAKE THEIR TEAM BETTER, not pocket it.

redsock... In general you are right. I'm implying a balance between sport and business. The business end insures that teams like NY will become yearly favorites with the revenue they generate. Some favor the business aspect over the game. I would just like balance....

Let coaches and players decide what teams wins the game. $$$$$ has too much influence on the game.

Money and who has it will always be a part of the game. Always has been. Go back and look at year end trades before free agency and you will see a ton being for cash considerations. That is why the KC Royals etc. have to be smart with their scouting etc.

First off, Mike, you may not have noticed but the Sox problem has not been starters. Whenever a starter has gone down, the Sox have called up people who have done the job. Starters ERA 4.24 in 707 2/3 innings.

Yankees on the other hand couldn't keep their starters on the field and those they called up didn't fare well either. 28 million for Clemens ring a bell! Yankees starters - 4.71 in 646 innings.

And don't even start with the bullpen because Mariano is the only pitcher in your pen that would make the Sox team.

Like everyone has to call Clemens a child molester at least once a month.

Those kinds of rules.

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(Actually, I mean civility guidelines like I was trying to quickly explain to our friend from The Other Side. I mean, don't people know you shouldn't go into someone's house and take a dump on the living room carpet?)